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The Plains of Aamjiwnaang (Paperback)
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The Plains of Aamjiwnaang (Paperback)
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Loot Price R481
Discovery Miles 4 810
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Aamjiwnaang is the name the Saulteux Band of Ahnishenahbek
(Chippewa) gave their hunting territory that encompassed both sides
of the St. Clair River and the adjacent lands in the southern part
of Lake Huron. The book focuses on four generations of Chippewa
chiefs beginning with Young Gull who led a group of Saulteux people
south from Lake Superior in the first decade of the eighteenth
century. Young Gull's son Little Thunder, grandson Red Sky, and
great-grandson On The Plain subsequently played important roles
interacting with the French, the British, the Americans and other
First Nations allies. Events cascade from one historical episode to
another... from the establishment of Fort Pontchartrain (Detroit)
through the French and Indian War, Pontiac's Rebellion, the
American Revolution, the Indian War of 1790-95 and the War of 1812.
The book describes such famous characters as Antoine de la Mothe
Cadillac, Generals Montcalm and Wolfe, Pontiac, George Washington,
Daniel Boone, Mad Anthony Wayne, Sir Isaac Brock and Tecumseh.
Participation in such famous battles as Fort William Henry, Fort
Necessity, Blue Licks, Fallen Timbers, Frenchtown, Detroit and
Moraviantown are vividly described and the consequences on the
Chippewa are well researched. The book culminates with the coming
of the missionaries, the signing of land surrender treaties and the
ensuing paternalistic "reserve era."
"The Plains of Aamjiwnaang is an excellent historical account...
informative with clearly organized chapters... the research is
superb."
Douglas Gordon
Learning Coordinator (Retired)
Thames Valley District Board of Education
London, Ontario, Canada.
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